GENERALS FOR THE NORTH

By Monica Garden

Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant

From Ohio Attended the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York Republican Most important battles were Fort Henry and Fort Donelson, Shiloh, Corinth, Vicksburg,

Chattanooga, Wilderness, Spotsylvania Court House, Cold Harbor, and Petersburg Captured Fort Henry and Fort Donelson(First Union victory) and Vicksburg Was taught a lesson through his loss at Shiloh and was never surprised by another attack Ended the siege at Chattanooga Suffered a massive loss at Cold Harbor Fought aggressively, made quick decisions, and led his troops with energy and

determination He was very confident in his own decision Fun Fact: His real initials spell out H.U.G.

Major General Irvin McDowell(Union’s First Commander)

Born in Columbus, Ohio Most important battles were the First Battle of Bull Run,

Cedar Mountain, and the Second Battle of Bull Run Taught at West Point Military Academy He followed an imaginative but ambitiously complex

strategy during the First Battle of Bull Run that his troops could not follow, which resulted in failure

Started off winning, but then Stonewall Jackson showed up with reinforcements

Replaced by McClellan after the defeat Also blamed for the failure of the Second Battle of Bull

Run

Major General George McClellan From Pennsylvania Graduated from West Point Democrat Most important battles: Peninsula Campaign, Antietam In May 1861, he was made commander of the

Department of Ohio Ran the confederates out of Western Virginia Initiated the Peninsular campaign and was blamed for

its collapse Defeated the Confederates at the battle of Antietam His meticulousness actually led to his defeat Replaced by Burnside after the Peninsula Campaign

Major General John Pope

From Illinois Important battle: New Madrid, Second

Battle of Bull Run Captured New Madrid on March 14, 1862 Captured Island No. 10 through a sneak

attack Suffered a loss at the Second Battle of

Bull Run because he was indecisive He was very confident, almost to the

point of arrogance Historians believe Pope was incompetent

and timid

Major General Ambrose Burnside From Rhode Island Most important battles: First Battle of Bull Run ,New Bern

& North Carolina coast, Second Battle of Bull Run, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Knoxville Campaign, Wilderness, Spotsylvania Court House, Cold Harbor, Petersburg

captured Roanoke Island, New Bern, Beaufort, and Fort Macon

Commanded under George McClellan in Antietam and cost the Union the battle because of his stubbornness

Defeated terribly at Fredericksburg Removed by Lincoln in order to keep Joseph Hooker Commanded under Grant and Meade

Major General Joseph Hooker From Massachusetts Most important battles: Peninsula Campaign, Second Battle

of Bull Run, South Mountain, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Battle of Lookout Mountain, Battle of Missionary Ridge, Atlanta Campaign

Replaced Burnside after the battle of Fredericksburg At Chancellorsville, he led the largest Union army ever into

a loss to the Confederacy Replaced by George Meade Criticized McClellan for his failure to capture Richmond Overall he was an outstanding administrator Did many things to help the lives of the troops like fixing

the daily diet and camp sanitary changes

Major General George Meade

From Pennsylvania Most important battle: Chancellorsville,

Gettysburg Replaced Joseph Hooker after the battle of

Chancellorsville Won the battle of Gettysburg with the Army of

the Potomac, which was the turning point of the war

Radical Republicans thought that he was a copperhead and tried to relieve him from command. However, they failed.

Criticized by Lincoln for not aggressively pursing the Confederates

He was known to be a modest man

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